Putian wood carving, one of the four well-known
Zheng Chunhui, Lin Jianjun and Chen Yushu are three
Putian city is home
Acupuncture (针灸) has been a treatment for countless patients for thousands of years in China. Before modern medicine came to life, stone tools
Acupuncture is a treatment that is aimed
Looking beyond China, acupuncture has become a global treatment. Over the years, acupuncture
Acupuncture, as
1. 生日聚会形式;
2. 生日礼物及其象征意义。
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The silk industry in Sichuan is one of the original points of Chinese silk culture. Sichuan brocade (蜀锦) originated from the Spring and Autumn period, and fully developed in the Han and Tang
Sichuan brocade is one of China’s four most famous branches of brocade, the others
Silk
I remember that every year in lunar December in my hometown, Xinyang, each family begins to prepare bunches of bacon and sausage hanging from yard to yard
Xinyang, located on the boundary between the north and the south, is rich in rice, wheat and fertile land due to its unique
You’ll never become fully conscious of how much you value it until you
Chinese calligraphy is an artistic practice of writing Chinese characters, often with a brush and ink on Xuan paper. The evolution of Chinese calligraphy began alongside the
Calligraphy is a
Calligraphy is refined art. Lan Ting Xu,
Where there is Chinese language, there is Chinese calligraphy,
7 . In China, tea has become an important part of everyday life for thousands of years. As the tea-processing methods and tea culture have evolved over the years, tea sets have also changed to meet the practical and cultural needs.
During the Tang Dynasty(618~907AD), tea leaves were traded across the country and Asia. For the convenience of transportation and storage, tea leaves were pressed into bricks. To prepare tea, drinkers had to cut them into small pieces and boil them in heat-resistant teapots.
By the Song Dynasty(960-1279), drinkers started to turn the hard bricks into powders (粉末) that could be whipped (搅打) in a cup with boiled water. This whipped tea is most commonly associated with Japanese tea ceremonies today.
By the 1500s, tea bricks gave way to the form of rolled leaves. This innovation led to the invention and use of teapots as we know them today. These teapots originally came from the Yi Xing region of China and were soon copied throughout the world. Then Japanese teapot-makers moved the handle from the side to the top of the teapots.
Tea finally reached Europe in the 1600s, along with the necessary tea sets made in Japan and China. As English teapot-makers began to adapt the tea sets to their country men’s tastes, they eventually added a handle to the tea bowl because of the English habit of drinking hot black tea, which was consumed at higher temperatures. The size of teacups also grew to accommodate milk and sugar in their tea.
By the early 1900s, innovations in tea drinking became an American affair. The most revolutionary one was the tea bag, which was accidentally commercialized by Thomas Sullivan. He had been sending customers tea wrapped in silk bags. Rather than take the leaves out of the bags, as Sullivan intended, the customers put the bags into their teapots instead. Not only did the tea bags push the teapot back to the sidelines of tea service, they were also too large for teacups and led to the modern practice of drinking tea from mugs.
1. Which was used to make the whipped tea in Japan?A.Rolled tea leaves. | B.Freshly picked tea leaves. |
C.Powdered tea leaves. | D.Loosely pressed tea leaves. |
A.Tea bags and mugs. | B.Tea bowls with handles. |
C.Heat-resistant teapots. | D.Teapots with top handles. |
A.Customers are very creative. | B.Innovations are relatively easy. |
C.Marketing strategy is critical. | D.Good ideas can be born by accident. |
A.The Development of Tea Sets | B.Varieties of Tea Leaves |
C.Various Tea-making Methods | D.The Spread of Tea Trades |
8 . During my stay at the University of Michigan, one of the senior professors asked me to join a seminar on culture and emotion. In a general
When I lived in North Carolina, my new friends came over to
Emotions are different enough to feel out of
We think about emotions as feelings deep inside us, but in
A.analysis | B.state | C.letter | D.round |
A.modest | B.interesting | C.dramatic | D.proud |
A.set | B.fit | C.evaluate | D.recommend |
A.approach | B.situation | C.topic | D.course |
A.curiosity | B.pity | C.disappointment | D.embarrassment |
A.play | B.dine | C.work | D.perform |
A.support | B.noise | C.fun | D.argument |
A.sank | B.melted | C.raced | D.opened |
A.harmonious | B.normal | C.strong | D.distant |
A.date | B.shape | C.place | D.sight |
A.reliable | B.good | C.serious | D.careful |
A.gratitude | B.respect | C.admiration | D.affection |
A.total | B.advance | C.detail | D.reality |
A.unbelievable | B.pure | C.invisible | D.powerful |
A.level | B.culture | C.standard | D.value |
The Art of Chinese Xinjiang Uyghur Muqam (新疆维吾尔木卡姆艺术) is a
Muqam,
In Muqam ensembles (乐团), the lead instruments, called satar, are made from local materials and vary in form. The dancing skills involve unique steps, rhythms, and formations as well as
Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, every possible means